José María Cámara

was one of the key men in the Spanish record industry during the 80s, 90s and a good part of the first decade of the 21st century, when he concentrated his fiery talent on musical theater.

Discoverer and mentor of Mecano and a key man in the careers of countless artists such as Joaquín Sabina, Ana Belén, Manolo García or Isabel Pantoja, he has died in Madrid at the age of 73 due to cancer.

José María Cámara

was a small man with a giant personality. How much would it measure? In the historic BMG Ariola office on Avenida de los Madroños in Madrid, his employees referred to him in the corridors as

El enano

, but no one would ever have dared to repeat that alias in an office.

Cámara was simply overwhelming

, a man blessed with unparalleled self-confidence, who displayed great charisma and offered absolute dedication to his projects (

his projects

), to which he added quite a bit of cunning, perhaps suggested in his cute little mustache. A man, in short, who not only aroused respect in the record company that he came to preside over, but in the entire Spanish music sector.

Managers

, journalists and colleagues from other multinationals

unanimously feared and admired him

. And, of course, its artists.

The

list of groups and soloists

who went through his patronage is endless.

And it's not just about reciting

BMG Ariola's

roster

during his long time with the company, but about recognizing that Cámara took a very active role in the development of the careers of the artists who recorded for his label.

He participated in what could become Joan Manuel Serrat, Julio Iglesias, Radio Futura, María Dolores Pradera, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Pereza, Antonio Flores and Rosario, Pasión Vega, Luis Eduardo Aute, Camilo Sesto, Estopa and Niña Pastori , among others, in addition to those already mentioned.

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